[A] lucid view of what makes humans human. ... A rich, sophisticated argument that may leave pious souls a little uneasy. — Kirkus Reviews, August 1, 2002 Pinker is a fluent writer, superb at explaining difficult ideas for general readers. He keeps his writing alive with humour, stories, cartoons...

From time to time editors and readers ask me to list my favorite books in various genres or on particular topics. Here’s a list of the lists — they are necessarily haphazard, containing the first examples that sprang into mind, and no doubt omit other favorites that did not occur to me at the time...

Sagittal section of Steven Pinker's brain:

This Scientist Can't Stop Thinking About Cycling Famous Leica Photographers The psychologist Steven Pinker, the activist Elizabeth Duval and Adolfo Domínguez invite us to… Think less? Steven Pinker’s Mind Games The Freudian Loafer, the Intellectual and the Politician’s Son Private Eye “First Drafts”...

UNITED STATES AND CANADA Publishers Weekly Aug. 12, 2002. Kirkus Reviews Aug. 27, 2002. Washington Times (Cal Thomas), Sept. 6, 2002. Library Journal Sept. 1, 2002. New York (John Homans), Sept. 26, 2002. San Diego Tribune (Nancy Jeannette Friedlander), Sept. 29, 2002. LA Times (Fredric Raphael)...

Stereoscopy Magazine Member Highlight, October 2025 The Times: Steven Pinker: I’m pinned between cancel culture and Trump, October 2025 The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Newsletter: Top 20 Steven Pinker Quotes, March 2025 “2 1/2 D: The Stereoscopic Photography of Steven Pinker.” Review in Whitehot...

Common Knowledge What’s the difference between two people knowing something, and each one knowing that the other one knows that each one knows that the other one knows it, ad infinitum? A lot, say logicians and game theorists: common knowledge is qualitatively different from shared knowledge. It is...

Scott Aaronson (computer scientist), My Enlightenment Fanaticism, Shtetl-Optimized Ron Bailey (journalist), Steven Pinker Beats Cancel Culture Attack, Reason Peter Bonilla (VP of Programs), Linguists' campagin against Pinker flops, but still troubles. Foundation for Individual Rights in Education...

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